Dish-washing machine.



J. J. HOLLBY. i DISH WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IAB. 29, 1909.

'Patented Ju1y'6,1909.

riNrTnn sTATns JULlUs J'. HopLnY, or notMtN, wisconsin DISH-WA SHING IVIACHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented' July 6., 1909 Application filed March 29, 1909. Serial No. 486,305.

' T o all' whom it vmay concern.'

Be it known that l, JULTUS J. HOLLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at llolmen, in the county ol La Crosse and State ol' /V'isconsin, have invented a new and useful pish-wvashing Machine, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to dish washing machines, and the object is to provide a cheap, simple yet efficient machine `for washing cups, saucers', plates and dishes without using so cold water that the hands can he put into it, as is required when washing dishes by hand.

lnthe accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a top view' of my improved dish washing machine. l? ig. 2 is a vertical section on line een in Fig. 1. ot the machine as on line l--b in Fig. 2, with the dishes in Fig. 2 omitted. Fig. 4l is a diametrical section on line c-c in Fig. 1 of the cover and top of the frame.- i

l'teferring to the h'awing' by reference numerals, 1. designates a tub having in its cover 2 a water inle l 3, and near its bottom a faucet #l through which the water may be let out after the washingI done.

About an inch above the real bottom 5 of the tub is supported on props (3, a false bottom T having a series of circularlv disposed slits 8 adapted to hold dishes and plates' in the position indicated at .fl in lFig. 2. ln the middle ol the false bottom is an aperture large enough to receive and hold in position the lower end' oli a skeleton frame con'iposed of a bottom piece 1l), a top picco 1-1 and ver,d tical side bars 12. The top piece l1. lills the central opening 13 in the cover and is provided with two opposite arms 14, which Vfit into notches 15 in the cover and have their ends 16 extended under the cover' beyond the notches whereby the weight of the cover is imposed upon the frame. ,I

Journaled in the bottom and top portion of the frame, and projecting above the latter, is ashaft 17, which by means of arms 18 carries a plurality of 'Wings or fans 19, which together with the shaft forni an agitator or dasher. The upper end' of the shaft is further journaled in a bracket 20 fixed upon the top of the'frame, and between said bracket and the frame top is 'fixed on the shaft a bevel pinion 21, which is rotated by a bevel gear 22, mounted by rr a short shaft Fig. 3 is a horizontal section j 23% on the bracket and is turned by a crank handle 24.' To prevent the d1shes from falling into the dasher opstanding guarding pins 25 are provided on the base portion ofthe trame, though they may also4 be providedV upon the inner ledge of the false bottoni, as shown at 26 in Fig. 2.

`ln the operation ol' thc machine, the plates and dishes are placed in the j )osition shown at E) in l"ij 24; all around in the false bottoniI` the si'nahest plates being nearest the center ol' the machine so as to permit the water to reach the larger plates l'arther away when the water is agitated. The hot water is poured .in until the dishes are all l'airljyY submerged, the l'ralne is then put in place, 'the cover adjusted and thc crank is turned until the dishes are 'washed by the water l'orccl'l in all directions by the wings ol'the dasher. The cover and l'raine are then removed and the dishes taken out and either wiped or per- -niitted to dry l'rom the heat they have received lrom the water. l l'l' the water is too hot l'or putting the hands into it lin removing the dishes the `l'aucct may be opened to reduce the water sul'liciently lor the hands to reach the dishes as they project above it. Or, il' the saine water is not to be used for another batch of dishes all the water may be run `ut belorc removing the dishes, or the dishes may bo lel't standing in the machine vto drjyr l'rom the heat after the water is all let out. The bread crumbs and other sediment l'rom the dishes' settle between the false and real bottoni' and is cleaned out after' the \\'ashing is done.

'hat I claim7 is: l

1. In a dish-washer, a tub'having a remov able cover with a comparatively large central aperture, a skeleton l'rame resting on the bottoni ot' the tub and having a portion projecting upward through said aperture, a r'otary dasher or agitator in the frame, means onl the projecting portion of the frr` ne for rotating the agitator, a. false bottom upported a short distance above the real bottom of thetub and having circularly arranged slits'for the dishes to stand edgewise in'while being Washed.

2. In a dish-Washer, a tub havin a. removable cover with a comparatively .arge c'eritral aperture, a skeleton frame restlng on the bottom4 of the tub and having a portion prol j upwardthroughsaid aperture', a ro'-,

I tary dasher or agitator inthe frame, ineens on the proj ect'ing'portion of the frame for rov tating the agitator, a false bottom supported` a. short 'distancevabove the real bottom of the tub and having oircularly arranged slits for the dishesto'stand edgewise inwhle being projectionsengagng in said notches and also below the cover, for'the purposes sety forth. 10

In testimony whereof I aLHx my signature,

in presence of two Witnesses.

-JULIUS J.' HOLLEY. Vitnesses:

JOHAN BERGUM, J, H. HEMKER. 

